
Once upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours
And dreamed of all the great things we could do
– from Those were the days
The tavern sounds out of place if not obsolete; particularly in a booming city like Kota Kinabalu, capital of the Malaysian Borneo island state of Sabah. Tucked away in a corner on the ground floor of the rather new Imago shopping complex, it nevertheless lives up to its name of a pub that serves booze and a meal. Yet the food isn’t mediocre as most pub lunches and dinners are. Tavern Kitchen and Bar does offer some of the best fares that combine native Kadazandusun, Malay and Chinese cuisine with western food.
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